am I the only person on this board that has seen Merzbow live??

There are so many new releases from Masami Akita, but I take it you mean Sphere? I haven't heard it yet. Its still on my father's ever growing stack.





Beside myself, and limiting it to those that post here, I know of 2 others. That neither of them has posted here in a good time is beside the point. One of them saw Akita in Japan, before he ever recorded anything.

I've seen him live. In fact I tried to speak to Merzbow at a gig when I was drunk. H doesn't know much in the way of English so it was... Interesting.

He was trying to ignore me.

Especially as I was steaming drunk.

Not yet. Besides, there's still tons of back-catalogue to go through before I worry about the newest stuff.

thanks Blue Train.

Your father's collection must be a gold mine

That's very funny.

I voted for 1930.

Most Merzbow songs to me have enough going on to qualify as separate pieces of work. This album has long remained one of my favourites, but I still love Space Metalizer most of all. I opted for 'Degradation Of Tapes' because I love that track. But the Intro itself had me gibbering with delight when I first heard this album. I couldn't stop listening to it again & again!

I've never seen Masami Akita live, though someone I know has, but I watched a MASONNA concert in all its 8-minute glory (one of his longer gigs by all accounts)!